Evil characters and heroes
With the Good/Evil system players can sign up to play as evil characters. In addition, players who oppose them can gain reknown as heroes. Both sides will gain special powers to recognize their dedication to either virtue or the forces of evil. Note that in everything below, "kills" is defined by "the person who did the most damage when the person was killed." You can sign up for being evil by saying, "I am evil incarnate" at any shrine. You will start with on sphere 1 and have 10 lifeforce. There is a minimum character age of 24 played hours before you can do this.

What does it mean to be evil?
This is permanent and irrevocable.

This turns you permanently red and makes you freely attackable.

You will gain the title of "the Evil," and you will have "[evil]" attached to your name when looked at.

If you look at yourself as an evil person, you will get your "sphere" level and "lifeforce" reported as well (see below for an explanation of this).

The more advanced the player, the higher initial values of sphere and lifeforce the evil will start with.

Evil people are not automatically killed in justice regions. In fact, they are under the protection of Lord British's guards just like innocents are.

Evil people cannot be resurrected at shrines of the Virtues. They can, however, be resurrected at any healer, or at the Shrine of Chaos.

Gaining power as an evil
When evils kill wisps (the regular 'good' ones), they gain lifeforce.

When evils kill innocents that they attacked, all the evil's stats and skills fall by 50% for five minutes. They also lose lifeforce. If the evil has 0 lifeforce, then the evil can also be reported for murder. Lastly, they cannot hide, recall, or gate away for those five minutes.

When evils kill innocents that attacked them, the innocents are lootable, and cannot report the evil for murder. In other words, innocents should not attack evils unless they are prepared for the consequences of death!

When an evil kills a hero, they gain sphere and lifeforce proportional to the sphere and lifeforce of the hero they slew (up to 20%). In addition, the hero is completely lootable, and cannot report the evil for murder.

If the evil has any murder counts, they cannot gain sphere or lifeforce.

Evils can kill evils freely.

Sphere level is calculated with one of these formulas: Sphere = (Lifeforce - 5) / 5    or    Sphere = Lifeforce / 10
If you are evil and reached a higher sphere please send us your Sphere level and Lifeforce.

The benefits of the dark side
Evil has special powers. Use of these powers costs lifeforce, and each power has a certain minimum required sphere before it is available. Note that lifeforce does not regenerate like mana does, you have to earn it back by killing wisps or heroes. To use evil powers you have to say "I invoke my evil powers". This will bring up a menu. To use a power you have to speak the text displayed in that menu. The powers of evil, in order of difficulty (and higher lifeforce cost) are:

Evil Powers
Power	Words	Comments	Sphere	Lifeforce
Black armor	Vidda K'balc	Invoking this power, then targeting an equipped piece of armor turns it true black. When unequipped, the item returns to its natural color.	1	1
Detect good	Drewrok Erstok	This power returns information on the proximity of heroes.	2	0
Summon familiar	Trubechs Vingir	This conjures up a black wolf to serve as the evil's pet for a time. This pet is also evil, of course. It is about as strong as a Dire Wolf. You can only have one such pet at a time.	3	5
Vile blade	Velgo Reyam	This power actually works on any weapon (including maces and bows). It gives the weapon a few charges of powerful (level 5 !!) poison. Once a weapon has been made vile, it can never again be used by a hero.	4	10
Unholy steed	Trubechs Yeliab	This conjures up a mystical black steed to serve as the evil's mount. The same restrictions apply as for the familiar. This steed is about as strong as a Nightmare. They last for 1 to 1.5 hours.	5	30
Blight	Velgo Ontawl	This targetable area effect power causes damage to all heroes in the range. Damage done lies in the 20-40 range.	6	15
Monster ignore	Velgo K'balc	This ability makes even aggressive monsters ignore the evil player for a time, unless they were already engaged in combat with them. Attacking or stealing from a monster will shatter the spell.	7	20
Unholy word	Velgo Oostrac	This power consumes a huge amount of lifeforce, but allows you to target a hero and simply kill them dead. No sphere nor lifeforce is granted for the kill.	8	100

Interacting with evil
Healing evil is a criminal act.

Attacking evils makes you gray to all evils for two minutes. In addition, you are lootable if killed. You do not get this flag for attacking an evil player that just attacked an innocent.

Looting an evil corpse will make you gray to all evils for two minutes as well.

A land in need of heroes...
Naturally, evil is only half the equation. Those who hunt down the forces of evil can also acquire a special title and unique powers. We term these people "heroes." To become a hero, all you have to do is kill enough evils. This increases your lifeforce and your points. Once you cross a certain threshold, you are automatically a hero. Alternatively you can visit a shrine and say "I will defend the virtues" to become a hero. You will start on sphere 1 and have 10 lifeforce. There is a minimum character age of 24 played hours before you can do this.

You cannot gain points nor lifeforce while you are red, not while you have any short murder counts, nor if you are a member of the Thieves' Guild.

If you lose too much sphere or lifeforce, you become a "fallen hero." You are still gray to evils for an additional five minutes.

If a hero is reported for murder, all lifeforce and sphere immediately vanishes, and you become a fallen hero. Heroes can kill murderers just like now, of course.

When a hero kills an evil, a proportion of the evil's sphere and lifeforce is transferred to the hero (up to 20%), and the evil's corpse is fully lootable.

Killing a black wisp will give lifeforce to a hero.

Sphere level is calculated with one of these formulas: Sphere = (Lifeforce - 5) / 5    or    Sphere = Lifeforce / 10
If you are a hero and reached a higher sphere please send us your Sphere level and Lifeforce.

The powers of good
Just as evils have powers, so do heroes. In fact, the powers are a "good mirror" of the evil powers. Each power costs lifeforce to use, and lifeforce can only be gained by killing evils. In addition, you need to have a certain rank as a hero to use the power at all. To use good powers you have to say "I invoke my good powers". This will bring up a menu. To use a power you have to speak the text displayed in that menu.

Good Powers
Power	Words	Comments	Sphere	Lifeforce
White armor	Vidda K'balc	Invoking this power, then targeting an equipped piece of armor turns it white. When unequipped, the item returns to its natural color.	1	1
Detect evil:	Drewrok Velgo	This power returns information on the proximity of evils.	2	0
Summon familiar	Trubechs Vingir	This conjures up a white wolf to serve as the heroes pet for a time. This pet is also labeled [hero]. It is about as strong as a Dire Wolf. You can only have one such pet at a time.	3	5
Holy Blade	Erstok Reyam	Effectively makes the weapon (including bows) have double damage against evils and undead.	4	10
Holy steed	Trubechs Yeliab	This conjures up a mystical white steed to serve as the heroes mount. The same restrictions apply as for the familiar. This steed is about as strong as a Nightmare. They last for 1 to 1.5 hours.	5	30
Bless	Erstok Ontawl	A targeted area effect spell that gives a temporary boost to stats to all innocents in range, except for guild enemies.	6	15
Holy shield	Erstok K'blac	A magical shield that shields the hero plus those standing directly next to him. Evils and monsters cannot pass the shield (though they can attack from outside it, or use magic or missiles to get past it).	7	20
Holy word	Erstok Oostrac	Like Unholy Word; This power consumes a huge amount of lifeforce, but allows you to target an evil and simply kill them dead. No sphere nor lifeforce is granted for the kill.	8	100

How does this affect outsiders ?
This system was created in order to foment roleplay and to restore large-scale player vs player conflict around a grand good and evil struggle. However, not everyone wants to participate. In particular, innocents definitely do not want to be merely cannon fodder in the face of evil. Innocents who die to evil that attacks them are unlootable. Their items remain with the ghost. In addition, the evil who attacked them loses 50% of their stats and skills for five minutes, cannot recall, gate, or hide for those five minutes, and loses sphere and lifeforce.

Note that if a mixed group of evils and others attack, the others are all still liable for murder counts even if the evil is judged as the "killer." Innocents who attack evil, however, are effectively signing up for eventual heroism. We urge innocents to check the title of that red player they are thinking of attacking! Innocents who die to heroes are covered under the standard reputation system. In addition, the heroes are stripped of their status. Heroes make very good companions for innocents in adventuring groups, because of the Bless and Holy Shield abilities!